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The French government is considering a law that would require web browsers – like Mozilla's Firefox – to block websites chosen by the government.

The French government is considering a law that would require web browsers – like Mozilla’s Firefox – to block websites chosen by the government.

  • tuxrandom@kbin.social
    16·
    2 years ago

    So we’re gonna have to start using Tor against censorship in the so-called ‘civilised’ world as well.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      2 years ago

      Yup. My state in the US is apparently doing some nonsense with social media (think of the children!!), so I’ll probably set up a VPN for my household once it goes into effect.

      Why can’t we just… not censor stuff? Investigate sites for criminal activity, but don’t block stuff you don’t like.

    • tuxrandom@kbin.social
      7·
      2 years ago

      Essentially the EU does.

      I’m not sure the rest of the world knows about the plans to make backdoors in encrypted communication mandatory, i. e. outlawing any form of effective encryption. They say it’s against crime but I strongly believe it is mainly about total surveillance, maybe a little bit for censorship.

              • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
                0·
                2 years ago

                AFAIK, the Patriot Act does not forbid closing backdoors. I know there are export restrictions on certain types of encryption (not sure if that’s part of it, or a separate law), but it doesn’t prevent me or a company from encrypting data at rest or in transit, or preventing law enforcement from extracting data without a warrant.

                It violates a ton of individual freedoms, but requiring backdoors is not one of them. It does pressure agencies to find or create backdoors, but it doesn’t obligate companies to create them AFAIK.

                Unless I’m missing something, in which case please let me know. It was a big bill, and it has been largely reauthorized and somewhat amended since original passage.

                • Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social
                  2·
                  2 years ago

                  They don’t need backdoors because privacy is not a right for USA citizens. If they want to check your activity the can do it in any moment without issues

  • MoogleMaestro@kbin.social
    8·
    2 years ago

    Firefox should just include an add-on for french-based installs that blocks those sites with explicit french instructions for how to uninstall it and a link to their petition and any public phone numbers of high profile french politicians. Effectively, they should protest the decision by making it something users can opt out of while also making sure users who don’t like it complain to the people in charge of their country.